The French mathematical journal Revue de la filière mathématiques (RMS) has published a scientific paper by imprisoned Russian mathematician and anarchist Azat Miftakhov, who worked out the problem while being held in a prison in Dimitrovgrad. His article, “La conjecture de Chui dans un cadre hilbertien” (“Chui’s conjecture in a Hilbert space setting”) appeared in the journal’s June-August 2026 issue and was the first original research article in the edition. Miftakhov’s support group reported the publication earlier today.
The cover of the June-August 2026 issue of RMS
Source: FreeAzat!
The paper was facilitated by French mathematician Bernard Randé, a member of Solidarité FreeAzat. The association said Randé decided to support Miftakhov as a fellow mathematician and sent him a problem related to Chui’s conjecture, a modified version of an unsolved mathematical problem. Miftakhov, who was in custody, worked on it for about four months under conditions in which he had no access to the internet, no scientific library, and almost no opportunity to discuss the work with other mathematicians.
After Miftakhov solved the problem, Randé then helped prepare the result for publication in French. Solidarité FreeAzat had earlier said the article was expected to appear in RMS in early August. In July, the University of Pisa also formally invited Miftakhov to present the result at a scientific seminar in April 2027.
